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Pros and Cons of Switching From Windows To Mac

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-just-another-fan-boi dept.

It's been a couple of years since Apple ran their Switcher ads — but folks are still making the switch. Rockgod writes to point us to his list of pros and cons after he switched from Windows to Mac recently. From the article: "It took me a long time to be convinced that Windows 3.1 was a better program launcher than X-Tree Gold, but it happened eventually. Since then, I have been a sucker for every upgrade — 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000, XP... I bought the cheapest Mac available, a Mac Mini with a single-core Intel chip and the minimum of RAM — 512 MB. It cost me AU$949. Since plugging it in, I have barely used my $3000 Windows desktop... All this time later, I have almost exclusively switched to the Mac."

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  1. well... by otacon · · Score: 3, Funny

    PRO - you won't be using windows
    CON - Your sexual preference could come into question...not that theres anythign wrong with that of course

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    1. Re:well... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Your sexual preference could come into question

      That's right. Once you stop using Windows, people won't think you're so gay.

    2. Re:well... by dynamo · · Score: 5, Funny

      Sexual preference?

      Look, man, I love my mac.. but even I won't take it THAT far.
      Besides, they don't have a port for that yet.

    3. Re:well... by BlueCodeWarrior · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well...

    4. Re:well... by hotdiggitydawg · · Score: 4, Funny

      Take that as evidence of Macs lagging behind in the technology stakes then. After all, Windows boxen have plenty of holes that allow them to be thoroughly fucked...

  2. Lack of Mac Games is not a "Con" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You'll just be able to buy more of those $300 jeans with all the money you will save not buying games.

    1. Re:Lack of Mac Games is not a "Con" by grammar+fascist · · Score: 4, Funny
      You'll just be able to buy more of those $300 jeans with all the money you will save not buying games.

      Hang on... how much material do you think needs to go into the average Slashdotter's jeans?
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    2. Re:Lack of Mac Games is not a "Con" by ndogg · · Score: 3, Funny

      WoW players would comment, but they're too busy at the moment.

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  3. $3,000[!] by jscott · · Score: 4, Funny

    A $3,000 Windows desktop?! Fucking gamers...

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    1. Re:$3,000[!] by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's Australian dollars, not real money.

    2. Re:$3,000[!] by ianmh · · Score: 5, Funny

      How is that a problem? Some people do not want to build their own machine, how much is your time worth? Some do not know how. Others just have a lot of money, and some just need their computer to look like a giant alien head.

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    3. Re:$3,000[!] by Kangburra · · Score: 3, Funny
      Ridiculous. Not Rediculous. Please.


      Oh man, are you going to be busy round here. Just try not to loose sight of the discussion! ;-)
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  4. Not that much of a sucker by nacturation · · Score: 5, Funny

    Since then, I have been a sucker for every upgrade -- 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000, XP...

    He at least had the good sense to skip Windows ME.

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    1. Re:Not that much of a sucker by mccalli · · Score: 4, Funny

      "He at least had the good sense to skip Windows ME."

      That's implicit in his statement. He said he took every upgrade...

      Cheers,
      Ian

  5. OS X Satisfaction Chart by Y-Crate · · Score: 5, Funny

    One of my fellow goons created this to illustrate the mentality of someone going through the Windows > OS X switch, and I thought it was relevant to this discussion, as it perfectly illustrates the joy and agony of moving from one platform to another:

    The OS X Satisfaction Chart

  6. Re:For looks by the_humeister · · Score: 5, Funny
    I'm buying my Mom an iMac, for the sole reason it's SEXY.


    Your dad isn't doing it for her?
  7. Uses for "I never looked back!" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I just backed over a family of four in my SUV, and I never looked back!"

    "I was miraculously born with no neck, and I never looked back!"

    and so on...

  8. To: Mac Users by uglydog · · Score: 4, Funny

    Really, there's nothing wrong with being straight.

  9. Re:stay tuned, I'm waiting for my new mini by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    We shouldn't have to expend the energy and time to critically examine our religion as we do OS choices. It's just a religion for crying out loud.

  10. Re: never looked back by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 5, Funny
    Never trust the opinion of someone who "never looked back". When did the phrase "I never looked back" become a way to endorse a product?

    Worked for Lot. Too bad about his wife...

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  11. bytesex by OrangeTide · · Score: 5, Funny

    Most guys here prefer having sex with their computers over women anyways. quad GPU, raid0, dual core rigs. how can women compete really.

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